Name: Animal Crackers Vol. I & Vol. II (Live) by ericwhitacre in ericwhitacre
Duration: 5 min 13 s
Description: Performed by: National Youth Choir of Great Britain (NYCGB) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

The canary is probably my favourite of all of the Animal Crackers!

The 1st time we sang this in rehearsal all of us couldn't stop laughing!

What is the lyrics? I have a bad hearings. Why people laughing?

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Performed by: National Youth Choir of Great Britain (NYCGB) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Animal Crackers Vol. I & Vol. II (Live)

Commissioned by: The Texas All State band
Dedicated to: Maestro Gary Green

Lux Aurumque (Wind Symphony)

Performed by the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and The St. Olaf Choir in the world premiere performance of "Nox Aurumque" - part of the sold-out VocalEssence "Eric Whitacre Extravaganza" on March 22, 2009 at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.

Nox Aurumque

October

Poetry by: Frederico Garcia Lorca
Performed by: Brigham Young University Singers
Conducted by: Ronald Staheli
Album: Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001

With a Lily in Your Hand (Three Flower Songs)

Hoofbeats

Arrangement of the choral work "Lux Aurumque" by Eric Whitacre performed on solo guitar by Jonathan Godfrey.

Lux Aurumque

The Florida State University Chamber Winds and Women's Glee Club
Richard Clary, conductor

Opperman Music Hall, Tallahassee FL, April 11, 2013 
Dr. Judy Bowers, Music Director, University Women's Glee Club
SCALE SHIFT by Marcella Durand, used by kind permission of Belladonna* Series and Marcella Durand.


Vivid Geography

"Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original"
- The Daily Telegraph, London

Eric has inspired millions as composer, conductor, innovator, broadcaster and charismatic public speaker. His compositions rank among the most popular and frequently performed of the early 21st century, their reach broadened since 2010 by the extraordinary success of his online Virtual Choir project. Light & Gold, his first album as composer and conductor, won the 2012 Grammy® Award for Best Choral Recording and instantly topped the US and UK classical album charts.

Born in Nevada, he discovered a passion for choral music while studying at UNLV and he began composing soon after. He went on to study at the Juilliard School of Music in New York under John Corigliano. Many of his choral compositions, Cloudburst, Lux Aurumque and Sleep among them, have entered the standard choral repertoire and his orchestral music has been performed by some of the world’s most distinguished orchestras both sides of the Atlantic. Eric is currently Composer-in-Residence at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, UK.

A distinguished speaker, Eric has been invited to address the UN Leaders Programme, give the closing plenary at Davos World Economic Forum and to speak for UNICEF and Google among others. He has appeared twice on the main stage at the global TED conference in Long Beach CA, earning standing ovations on both occasions. Recent Virtual Choir projects include ‘Glow’ written for the Winter Dreams holiday show at Disneyland© Adventure California and the Virtual Youth Choir, in association with UNICEF, which premiered at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Broadcast live to 119 countries worldwide, Eric made his iTunes Festival debut with his professional choir in 2014, inviting multi award-winning composer and conductor Hans Zimmer to join him on stage. The performance was consequently released as a live album. Eric returned to the Minnesota Orchestra for a second residency in 2015 culminating in three performances at Orchestra Hall.


Animal Crackers Vol. I & Vol. II (Live)

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